Thanks to Olive’s superb production of Godard’s epic/history/essay, their DVD release is truly a myth come to life.
The emphasis on locations is where Claire Denis begins to rear her creative head.
Love on the Ground is the kind of French-farcical roundelay that Gallic cinema is frequently accused of producing en masse.
The retrospective’s Sunday screenings kick off with Rivette’s 1966 episode of Cinéastes, de notre temps, which profiles Jean Renoir.